Saturday, May 7, 2016

MOVIES - From MoviedotCom: Tom Hooper won an Oscar for directing "The King's Speech." Then, he directed the Academy Award-winning film adaptation of "Les Miserables." Now, he adapting the Tony Award-winning legendary musical, "Cats" into film.

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MOVIES - From Collider: We finally have a synopsis for "The Mummy" reboot starring Tom Cruise.

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COMICS - From ScreenRant: There is a strong chance of a "Black Widow" movies, says Marvel super-producer Kevin Feige.

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COMICS - From CinemaBlend: There looks to be some subtraction in Marvel's ABC television plans.

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MOVIES - From TheWrap: Director Justin Lin of the "Fast and Furious" films is set to direct "Space Jam 2" with LeBron James... Do you remember the original "Space Jam" with Michael Jordan? Is this a sign of the apocalypse?

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TELEVISION - From Variety: On "Game of Thrones," Jon Snow's fate is revealed.

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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The #1 movie at the box office for the 4/29 to 5/01/2016 weekend is Disney's "The Jungle Book" with a take of $42.4 million. This is its third week on top.

From Variety: "Captain America: Civil War" makes it international debut, taking in a haul of $200.2 million in 37 major territories.

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TELEVISION - From Variety: HBO to sumbit Beyonce's "Lemonade" special for Emmy Awards consideration.

From Variety: See "The Late Late Show's" James Corden parody "Lemonade."

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POLITICS - From YahooNews: A list of President Obama's top zingers at 2016 White House Correspondence Dinner.

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COMICS - From FlickeringMyth: Rumors say that Zack Snyder and Warner Bros. execs are fighting over the direction of their Justice League film. Warners once called Snyder "visionary director."